C9545 : Weathering in Lateritic Rocks

near to Causeway Head, Aird and Tonduff, Ireland

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Weathering in Lateritic Rocks
Weathering in Lateritic Rocks
There is some debate about exactly why the weathering on the surface of the lateritic layer develops these elliptical shapes. It may be that the ellipses are the remnants of fractured columns.
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2007
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C9545, 17 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Anne Burgess   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Friday, 1 June, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 23 June, 2007
Category
Geological feature   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 9524 4512 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:14.6218N 6:30.2306W
Photographer Location
Irish: geotagged! C 9524 4512
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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